Patents by Inventor Kiran Chikkappa

Kiran Chikkappa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10718851
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for determining displacement and/or rotation of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), including, but not limited to, determining a first Time of Flight (ToF) for audio signals transmitted by an audio transmitter of the UAV and received by a first audio receiver of the UAV while the UAV is in motion, determining a second ToF for the audio signals transmitted by the audio transmitter and received by a second audio receiver of the UAV while the UAV is in motion, and determining the displacement or the rotation of the UAV based, at least in part, on the first ToF and the second ToF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Kiran Chikkappa
  • Publication number: 20170219685
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for determining displacement and/or rotation of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), including, but not limited to, determining a first Time of Flight (ToF) for audio signals transmitted by an audio transmitter of the UAV and received by a first audio receiver of the UAV while the UAV is in motion, determining a second ToF for the audio signals transmitted by the audio transmitter and received by a second audio receiver of the UAV while the UAV is in motion, and determining the displacement or the rotation of the UAV based, at least in part, on the first ToF and the second ToF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Kiran Chikkappa
  • Patent number: 9398520
    Abstract: Techniques for performing system searches to find a suitable cell to receive full service while camped on a cell with limited service are described. Initially, a user equipment (UE) may camp on a first cell and receive limited service. The UE may perform a system search in background to find a suitable cell to receive full service. By performing the system search in background, the UE can receive paging messages and perform cell reselection and/or other tasks while the system search is pending and may also be able to obtain limited service with little or no delay when requested by a user. The UE may suspend the system search prior to each paging occasion, receive paging messages applicable for the UE, and then resume the system search. The UE may receive a request for limited service (e.g., emergency call), suspend or abort the system search, and obtain the requested limited service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bhupesh Manoharlal Umatt, Kiran Chikkappa, Vineet Mittal
  • Patent number: 8948393
    Abstract: Techniques for sending information without interruption during a change in ciphering configuration are described. A user equipment (UE) communicates with a wireless communication network for a call. The UE sends first information to the wireless network using a first ciphering configuration. For a change in ciphering configuration, the UE selects an activation time for a second ciphering configuration and sends a security message with the activation time. This activation time is the time at which the UE applies the second ciphering configuration to transmission sent to the wireless network. The UE thereafter sends second information (e.g., a measurement report message) using the first ciphering configuration after sending the security message and before the activation time. The UE sends third information using the second ciphering configuration after the activation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Kiran Chikkappa, Vivek Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 7734264
    Abstract: An access terminal (102) reacquires a system frame number (SFN) when a difference between a continuous counter elapsed time (220) and a calculated elapsed time (222) exceeds a threshold. The continuous counter elapsed time (220) is generated by a continuous counter (122) remaining active during a sleep state of the access terminal (102) and the calculated elapsed time (222) is based on a SFN derived from a counter value generated by a discontinuous counter (124) that is deactivated during the sleep state. In one aspect, the continuous counter (122) may be clocked by a continuous clock (118) during a sleep mode and the discontinuous counter (124) may be clocked by a faster clock (120) that is deactivated during the sleep mode. During reactivation after the sleep mode, the discontinuous counter (120) is set, at the counter set time, to a reset counter value (126) corresponding to an SFN indicated by the continuous counter (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Anil S. Rao, Chandra Kumar, Gurdeep Singh, Kiran Chikkappa, Messay Amerga, Maheedhar Gollamudi, Sudarshan Keshava
  • Publication number: 20090088154
    Abstract: Techniques for performing system searches to find a suitable cell to receive full service while camped on a cell with limited service are described. Initially, a user equipment (UE) may camp on a first cell and receive limited service. The UE may perform a system search in background to find a suitable cell to receive full service. By performing the system search in background, the UE can receive paging messages and perform cell reselection and/or other tasks while the system search is pending and may also be able to obtain limited service with little or no delay when requested by a user. The UE may suspend the system search prior to each paging occasion, receive paging messages applicable for the UE, and then resume the system search. The UE may receive a request for limited service (e.g., emergency call), suspend or abort the system search, and obtain the requested limited service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bhupesh Manoharlal Umatt, Kiran Chikkappa, Vineer Mittal
  • Publication number: 20080056422
    Abstract: An access terminal (102) reacquires a system frame number (SFN) when a difference between a continuous counter elapsed time (220) and a calculated elapsed time (222) exceeds a threshold. The continuous counter elapsed time (220) is generated by a continuous counter (122) remaining active during a sleep state of the access terminal (102) and the calculated elapsed time (222) is based on a SFN derived from a counter value generated by a discontinuous counter (124) that is deactivated during the sleep state. In one aspect, the continuous counter (122) may be clocked by a continuous clock (118) during a sleep mode and the discontinuous counter (124) may be clocked by a faster clock (120) that is deactivated during the sleep mode. During reactivation after the sleep mode, the discontinuous counter (120) is set, at the counter set time, to a reset counter value (126) corresponding to an SFN indicated by the continuous counter (122).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Anil S. Rao, Chandra Kumar, Gurdeep Singh, Kiran Chikkappa, Messay Amerga, Maheedhar Gollamudi, Sudarshan Keshava
  • Publication number: 20070263871
    Abstract: Techniques for sending information without interruption during a change in ciphering configuration are described. A user equipment (UE) communicates with a wireless communication network for a call. The UE sends first information to the wireless network using a first ciphering configuration. For a change in ciphering configuration, the UE selects an activation time for a second ciphering configuration and sends a security message with the activation time. This activation time is the time at which the UE applies the second ciphering configuration to transmission sent to the wireless network. The UE thereafter sends second information (e.g., a measurement report message) using the first ciphering configuration after sending the security message and before the activation time. The UE sends third information using the second ciphering configuration after the activation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Kiran Chikkappa, Vivek Ramachandran